DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4720 - - 4529 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3798 - - 2933 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5609 - - 5418 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1114 - - 1080 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 374 - - 274 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 306 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 264 - - -548 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5345 - - 5966 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7416 - - -7923 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13025 - - 13341 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 73.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.2 - - 49.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 140 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4720 - - 4529 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 54 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99346 11 105 16 095 99346 91897 18 106 15 090 91897 86146 17 091 10 111 86146 81355 16 111 7 130 81355 77209 15 102 10 126 77209 73539 11 111 14 112 73539 70208 9 116 10 103 70208 67142 7 153 2 053 67142 64300 3 081 3 263 64300 61548 5 044 8 278 61548 58692 15 359 12 338 58692 55756 26 340 26 340 55756 52981 37 331 35 331 52981 50492 42 329 40 326 50492 48258 50 329 49 325 48258 46228 58 319 56 316 46228 44378 52 307 51 309 44378 42687 42 311 38 309 42687 41123 49 328 45 323 41123 39659 59 319 54 316 39659 38281 62 316 53 310 38281 36942 58 317 49 310 36942 35574 50 310 47 309 35574 34145 43 309 45 307 34145 32661 41 311 43 306 32661 31107 41 307 41 305 31107 29472 41 305 40 307 29472 27758 41 308 40 310 27758 25966 42 310 42 313 25966 24103 39 310 39 312 24103 22168 33 319 33 309 22168 20156 30 329 23 307 20156 18062 28 332 22 315 18062 15924 23 326 21 318 15924 13868 22 319 21 320 13868 12000 22 317 21 321 12000 10343 19 316 19 322 10343 8875 16 315 16 323 8875 7574 15 311 14 319 7574 6427 14*304 11*307 6427 5416 11*300 7*301 5416 4524 10 301 6 302 4524 3736 7 303 6 305 3736 3028 6 304 6 306 3028 2402 6 305 5 309 2402 1880 6 306 5 310 1880 1478 5 306 5 310 1478 1202 5 307 5 311 1202 1034 5 308 4 311 1034 938 4 307 4 310 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography